Dr Hazel Harrison has been collaborating with Unmind since just after we launched. We thought we'd catch up with Hazel to find out a little bit about her and her most recent Unmind Series, "Getting Gritty"...

Alex joined us recently for his first taste of work experience. Before leaving us for the new school term, we asked him how working at Unmind changed his views on mental health, and the ways in which teenagers can support their mental wellbeing.

Landsec employs 650 people across 3 UK offices, and have launched Unmind to support their Mental Health provision for 2018/2019, which also includes the implementation and training of new Mental Health First Aiders.

In the previous post, we looked at how perceiving ourselves to not be equipped to deal with demands can lead to stress. Today we’ll be picking up where we left off, by exploring in more detail the importance of proactive stress-busting habits and mindset when it comes to successfully facing our day-to-day challenges.

Technology is moving forward so quickly that it is impossible to predict what new applications will be developed. And some of the most interesting developments are in the field of health and wellness, including some unexpected uses of Virtual Reality or ‘VR’.

I’ve been doing mindfulness in one form or another, for about 8 years now. Informally you can think of it as noticing your thoughts and feelings, non-judgmentally, and then choosing what to focus on next.